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Sharing the stories of wellness subcultures in the year ahead, California's wellness culture, and reflections on the moment
Jan 10, 2025
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Reading to write: my 2025 reading list while writing a novel
You can't write without reading, for every book written a canon of stories lies beneath it
Dec 31, 2025
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What's scarier than a horror movie? Writing a novel.
How horror calms anxiety, fiction as a way to express grief, and novel writing as a Final Girl
Nov 12, 2025
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Sensorial Storytelling - Part 3: Objects enchanted by stories
magic wands, love potions, cursed dolls - transforming story into objects with power
Nov 2, 2025
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Sensorial Storytelling - Part 2: Personal systems of meaning
Nerding out on systems of categorization. Inspiration to build your own language with the raw materials of your medium. Turn a palette into a system of…
Oct 26, 2025
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Gut feelings: what's lurking in the parasite cleanse trend
Nov 15, 2024
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Report from the Archives of the Impossible at Rice University
May 14, 2025
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Back to school reading: Dionysian cult edition
Sep 27, 2024
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What's scarier than a horror movie? Writing a novel.
Nov 12, 2025
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Sensorial storytelling Part 1: A framework
Proust's Madeline, the BFG's dream bottles, and translating stories into artifacts
Oct 19, 2025
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Pastries: a complicated relationship
Luxury indicator, biological addiction, vessels of joy
Oct 9, 2025
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Report from the Archives of the Impossible at Rice University
UFOs, impossible healing, and belief in the mystery
May 14, 2025
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Beyond evidence: stories in the landscape of health information
The fairytale of fenbendazole, and the shifting landscape of health information
Apr 22, 2025
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The Organ Whisperer: How Familial Cancer Led Me to Ancient Healing Wisdom
Chi Nei Tsang, Taoist abdominal massage, calmed my medical anxiety and brought fresh perspectives on physical ailments.
Feb 28, 2025
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Integrative cancer event, ultra-processed confusion, wellness culture reporting
A snapshot of the moment
Jan 26, 2025
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Are Instagram Ads Making You Sick? A History of Medical Marketing's Power Over Our Health
It's not just Instagram, ads for drugs and supplements across media platforms are influencing how we perceive our health
Dec 22, 2024
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